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Book SynopsisOur most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable Commonwealth visits.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A passionate debut memoir bears witness to political turmoil... A stark, eye-opening, and sometimes horrifying portrait by a reporter enthralled by the 'power and magic' of Africa." -- Kirkus "[Gettleman's] beautifully written memoir is about many kinds of love...The path to love is not always straight, but when Gettleman discovers his true passions, he grabs hold and doesn't let go. Love, Africa offers a key to understanding humankind's past and future and a key to understanding our hearts." -- Sheryl Sandberg "Rarely do you read such beautifully rendered honesty: witness the eyes and heart of Jeffrey transform into a remarkable person and writer for our time." -- Ishmael Beah "Gettleman's memoir of his life, his love, and the excitement and perils of journalism is a page-turner. The portrait of Africa that emerges is disturbing, tender, and harsh. ... A tremendous read. I couldn't put it down." -- Abraham Verghese "Jeffrey Gettleman's memoir is truly, in all its complicated tragic beauty, a love story made up itself of inextricably intertwined love stories. I was mesmerized." -- Alexandra Fuller "To feel the fear, sinfulness, and rapture of being a foreign correspondent, read this book! Using self-lacerating truth and high velocity prose, Jeffrey Gettleman has written a compulsively readable new story about what it means to be 'our man in Africa.'" -- Blaine Harden "Jeffrey Gettleman has true grit. That's why he was in my book, and why you have to read his." -- Angela Duckworth "...[Gettleman] takes readers... into the most terrifying and beguiling continent in the world...Gettleman is a rare combination of dogged reporter and very fine writer...I kept catching myself wondering whether it was too late to go back and lead his life rather than my own ." -- Sebastian Junger "[An] exciting, harrowing memoir that aptly displays why [Gettleman's] a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times bureau chief... there's a thrilling immediacy and attention to detail in Gettleman's writing that puts the reader right beside him...Gettleman's memoir is an absolute must-read." -- Booklist (starred review)

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A passionate debut memoir bears witness to political turmoil… A stark, eye-opening, and sometimes horrifying portrait by a reporter enthralled by the ‘power and magic’ of Africa.” — Kirkus “[Gettleman’s] beautifully written memoir is about many kinds of love…The path to love is not always straight, but when Gettleman discovers his true passions, he grabs hold and doesn’t let go. Love, Africa offers a key to understanding humankind’s past and future and a key to understanding our hearts.” — Sheryl Sandberg “Rarely do you read such beautifully rendered honesty: witness the eyes and heart of Jeffrey transform into a remarkable person and writer for our time.” — Ishmael Beah “Gettleman’s memoir of his life, his love, and the excitement and perils of journalism is a page-turner. The portrait of Africa that emerges is disturbing, tender, and harsh. …. A tremendous read. I couldn’t put it down.” — Abraham Verghese “Jeffrey Gettleman’s memoir is truly, in all its complicated tragic beauty, a love story made up itself of inextricably intertwined love stories. I was mesmerized.” — Alexandra Fuller “To feel the fear, sinfulness, and rapture of being a foreign correspondent, read this book! Using self-lacerating truth and high velocity prose, Jeffrey Gettleman has written a compulsively readable new story about what it means to be ‘our man in Africa.’” — Blaine Harden “Jeffrey Gettleman has true grit. That’s why he was in my book, and why you have to read his.’’ — Angela Duckworth “…[Gettleman] takes readers... into the most terrifying and beguiling continent in the world.…Gettleman is a rare combination of dogged reporter and very fine writer…I kept catching myself wondering whether it was too late to go back and lead his life rather than my own .” — Sebastian Junger “[An] exciting, harrowing memoir that aptly displays why [Gettleman’s] a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times bureau chief…. there’s a thrilling immediacy and attention to detail in Gettleman’s writing that puts the reader right beside him…Gettleman’s memoir is an absolute must-read.” — Booklist (starred review)

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An affecting, singular story . . . a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." — Kirkus Reviews "Powerful." — People

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Book SynopsisReichl knows that to be a good critic she has to be anonymous - but her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star kitchen in town and so she embarks on an extraordinary - and hilarious - undercover game of disguise - keeping even her husband and son in the dark.Trade ReviewIf this was just an account of life as a restaurant critic, it would be interesting enough. But Ruth Reichl somehow makes this an investigation into personality. In order not to be recognized when on the job as The New York Times' restaurant reviewer, she adopts a number of disguises and notes the effect this has on her own character and behavior. Oh, and the food: when she writes about what she's eating, I just salivate -- Nigella Lawson * Stylist Magazine *Riotously, effortlessly entertaining - Ruth Reichl is witty, fair-minded, brave and a wonderful writer * New York Times *Fast, funny, always near the knuckle - the best kind of food writing - it makes you hungry * Elisabeth Luard *A pleasure from start to finish * Guardian *Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it * Washington Post *

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Book Synopsis''The master of a journalistic style long vanished - urbane, lucid, courteous... A masterpiece of observation and storytelling'' Ian McEwanMitchell is the laureate of old New York. The hidden corners of the city and the people who lived there are his subject. He captured the waterfront rooming-houses , nickel-a-drink saloons, all-night restaurants, the ''visionaries, obsessives, imposters, fanatics, lost souls, the end-is-near street preachers, old Gypsy Kings and old Gypsy Queens, and out-and-out freak-show freaks.'' Mitchell''s trademark curiosity, respect and graveyard humour fuel these magical essays. Written between 1943 and 1965, Up in the Old Hotel is the complete collection of Joseph Mitchell ''s New Yorker journalism and includes McSorley''s Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr Flood, The Bottom of the Harbour and Joe Gould''s Secret. ''Joseph Mitchell is buried treasure'' Salman RushdieTrade ReviewThis is a book about New York as it was a long time ago… Mitchell is interested in the texture of the city. He loves the cops and bums and old Italian restaurants. After a while you really feel engrained in the place yourself -- William Leith * Evening Standard *Swift, razor-sharp characterisation, narrative suspense and the sparest, yet most penetrating description * Evening Standard *One of the greatest journalists America has produced * Times Literary Supplement *What James Joyce might have written had he gone into journalism * Newsweek *A poet of the waterfront and a writer of surpassing tales that captured the unsung and unconventional life of New York and its denizens * Independent *

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Book SynopsisNick Davies writes investigative stories for the Guardian, and has been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year in British press awards. Between July 2009 and July 2011, he wrote more than a hundred stories about crime in Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. He has written six books including White Lies and Dark Heart, and the bestselling Flat Earth News, exposing falsehood and propaganda in news media. Hack Attack is his latest book.He has three children and lives in Sussex.Trade ReviewThis is the book we’ve been waiting for, the thrilling and important inside story of how a single reporter came through with the truth of the hacking scandals. He exposed shameful intrusions, the years of deceit, lies, and bullying. And he did more. He revealed a rottenness at the heart of British life in the relations of press, police, and Parliament, institutions that, taken as a whole, failed the big test. Hack Attack is an indictment of the worst of journalism, but is itself an exhilarating demonstration of how the best of journalism—hard-won, honest reporting—is the lifeblood of any democracy. * Sir Harold Evans *First in the Guardian and now in this book, the reporting of Nick Davies has revealed the insidious abuse of power—and the public trust—by the Murdoch press from the top down. The British hacking scandal is the ultimate expression of Murdoch-culture run amok: corruption in the Fourth Estate as dangerous to democracy as the worst excesses of heads of state. * Carl Bernstein *This has all the elements – lying, corruption, blackmail – at the highest levels of government by the biggest newspaper in London. And the fact that it’s true is the best part. Nick is a brave and stubborn reporter and we consider it an honor to put his book to film. * George Clooney (who is set to direct the film of the book) *Nick Davies is Britain’s greatest investigative journalist... This book is as exciting as a thriller but far more important... should be compulsory reading in journalism schools and must be read by anyone who wishes to understand how British politics actually works. -- Peter Oborne * Telegraph *Gripping …the best account we have of the phone-hacking scandal and the attendant police corruption and cover-ups...A masterly summary of the hacking affair, as well as the ingenuity and persistence that lead to great journalism. -- Henry Porter * Observer *

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Book Synopsis''Reporter is just wonderful. Truly a great life, and what shines out of the book, amid the low cunning and tireless legwork, is Hersh''s warmth and humanity. Essential reading for every journalist and aspiring journalist the world over'' John le CarréIn the early 1950s, teenage Seymour Hersh was finishing high school and university - while running the family''s struggling dry cleaning store in a Southside Chicago ghetto. Today, he is one of America''s premier investigative journalists, whose fearless reporting has earned him fame, front-page bylines in virtually every newspaper in the world, a staggering collection of awards, and no small amount of controversy.Reporter is the story of how he did it. It is a story of slog, ingenuity and defiance, following Hersh from his first job as a crime reporter for the Chicago City News Bureau, through his Pulitzer Prize-winning freelance investigative exposes, to the heights of his reportinTrade ReviewOne of America's greatest investigative reporters. * New York Times Magazine *In a city and culture where screeching talk shows and preening columnists have largely supplanted old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting, and most 'investigative reporting' consists of the collection of carefully dispensed leaks, Hersh stands virtually alone. -- Rupert Cornwell * The Independent *The most feared investigative reporter in Washington. * Guardian *If there is a smoking gun lying around the White House, the reporter most likely to find it is Seymour M. Hersh. -- Scott Sherman * Columbia Journalism Review *A whip-smart, preternaturally energetic outsider who . . . assembled a body of work that helps to radically revise the way Americans see their government. -- Bob Thomson * The Washington Post *A groundbreaking journalist who has revealed some of America's darkest secrets. -- David Jackson * The Chicago Tribune *The last great American reporter. * Financial Times *Hersh's exposés of gross abuses by members of the US military in Vietnam and Iraq have earned him worldwide fame and high journalistic honors. * Foreign Policy *Quite simply, the greatest investigative journalist of his era. -- David Remnick, Editor-in-Chief * New Yorker *Hersh is necessary reading for anyone remotely interested in what went wrong and continues to go wrong in Iraq -- Praise for CHAIN OF COMMAND * The New York Times *I've long admired the skill and independence with which Hersh has brought important and concealed information to light -- Ahmed Rashid, Praise for THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN * New York Review of Books *One of the most skilled investigative journalists in American history shares his saga in compelling detail ... Hersh takes readers behind the scenes as he exposes corrupt U.S. foreign policy, Defense Department bumbling in numerous wars, political coverups during Watergate, private sector corporate scandals, and torture tactics used by the U.S. government against alleged terrorists after 9/11. The author shares insightful (and sometimes searing) anecdotes about fellow journalists, presidents and their cronies, military generals, and numerous celebrities. Readers interested in a primer about investigative techniques will find Hersh a generous teacher. Candor is the driving force in this outstanding book. Rarely has a journalist's memoir come together so well, with admirable measures of self-deprecation, transparent pride, readable prose style, and honesty. * Starred Kirkus Review *Powerful . . . There's gripping journalistic intrigue aplenty as [Hersh] susses out sources and documents, fences with officials, and fields death threats. . . . Hersh himself is brash and direct, but never cynical, and his memoir is as riveting as the great journalistic exposés he produced. * Publishers Weekly *Candid and revelatory . . . Compared to the contemporary field of blogs, bots, and opinion-driven reportage, the last half of the twentieth-century can look like the heyday of honest and critical journalism. But even now, Hersh remains at the vanguard of tenacious and purposeful writers who speak truth to power, and surely he's inspiring the best at work now. Journalism junkies will devour this insider's account of a distinguished career. * Booklist *Reporter is just wonderful. Truly a great life, and what shines out of the book, amid the low cunning and tireless legwork, is Hersh's warmth and humanity. Essential reading for every journalist and aspiring journalist the world over -- John le Carré

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Book SynopsisThe definitive history of American war reporting in the Pacific theater of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.After almost two years slogging with infantrymen through North Africa, Italy, and France, Ernie Pyle immediately realized he was ill prepared for covering the Pacific War. As Pyle and other war correspondents discovered, the climate, the logistics, and the sheer scope of the Pacific theater had no parallel in the war America was fighting in Europe. From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The War Beat, Pacific provides the first comprehensive account of how a group of highly courageous correspondents covered America''s war against Japan, what they witnessed, what they were allowed to publish, and how their reports shaped the home front''s perception of some of the most pivotal battles in American military history. In a dramatic and fast-paced narrative based on a wealth of previously untapped primary sources, Casey takes us from MacArthur''s doomed defense on the Philippines and the navy''s overly strict censorship policy at the time of Midway, through the bloody battles on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte and Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, detailing the cooperation, as well as conflict, between the media and the military, as they grappled with the enduring problem of limiting a free press during a period of extreme crisis.The War Beat, Pacific shows how foreign correspondents ran up against practical challenges and risked their lives to get stories in a theater that was far more challenging than the war against Nazi Germany, while the US government blocked news of the war against Japan and tried to focus the home front on Hitler and his atrocities.Trade ReviewA nuanced and engaging narrative of the Pacific war in World War II....Steven Casey...untangles the complex challenges that reporters experienced from the moment they arrived on the vast front....The reporters were not sideline observers or members of a pool simply repurposing what they were told from official sources. They often put themselves at great risk and, along with the soldiers they accompanied, endured malnourishment, blistering heat and humidity, disease, endless insects, and enemy bullets and shells....With everything seemingly against them—a public distracted by the European war; military officials who viewed them with suspicion; or publishers who wanted something other than graphic or demoralizing coverage—the Pacific reporters did their jobs nonetheless....A timely reminder of what a democracy needs from an independent press in times of crisis. * Tracy Campbell, Journal of American History *[A] brilliant book on American reporters covering World War II in the Pacific....Casey's powerful and readable account offers an important addition to the historiography of the Pacific theater.... Casey concludes that despite the difficulties that reporters faced in the Pacific, they played an invaluable role in bridging the gap between what was occurring on the battlefield and what was understood on the home front. Reporters developed working relationships with different military commanders and public relations officers while overcoming harsh environmental conditions, dangerous and sometimes deadly combat situations, and unreliable transportation. * David L. Snead, Journal of Military History *Casey has produced a highly useful companion volume to his earlier book The War Beat, Europe (2017), deserving of a place in any collection focusing on WWII or journalism. * J.P. Sanson, CHOICE Connect, Vol. 59 No. 8 *Shrewd and comprehensive.... The War Beat, Pacific is an impressive achievement. Media-military relations in the Pacific were, it shows us, a world of paradoxes and conundrums reflecting the competing agendas and institutional frictions within the military and between it and the media. Casey composes a lucid narrative out of disparate archival materials and secondary sources. While he captures the terror, misery, and frustration reporters felt in the Pacific, his eyes are on the bigger picture, the forces in both media and military that determined what the American public knew of the war and what it did not. Now the definitive account of US war reporting in the Pacific, The War Beat, Pacific promises to have a long shelf life. * Richard Fine, Michigan War Studies Review *Reporters assigned to cover the Pacific theater of WW II faced obstacles that were difficult to overcome. The Pacific War covered thousands of square miles, and much of it was fought by the navy. Reporters might be on a ship dozens or even a hundred miles from major battles trying to make sense of the progress by listening to comments and reports from pilots without seeing one moment of action. Moreover, they struggled with wording dispatches to their home offices in order to make it past military censors....Pacific theater reporters also had to contend with the unique personalities of those who were in charge of operations....Casey...has produced a highly useful companion volume to his earlier book The War Beat, Europe (2017), deserving of a place in any collection focusing on WW II or journalism....Recommended. General readers, advanced undergraduates through faculty, and professionals. * Choice *Brimming with anecdotes, it sheds light on just what it takes to be a war correspondent. For those seeking new perspectives on America's war with Japan this is a thoroughly illuminating book. * History of War *In this masterful and often gripping work, Steven Casey narrates the history of World War II in the Pacific from the perspective of the reporters who covered it. News coverage of American fighting in the Pacific was hampered by censorship and by the difficulty of simply getting to the front, leading to a largely 'shrouded war,' undermining public engagement and understanding. Through exhaustive research, Casey reveals the way journalists risked their lives to keep Americans informed. * Mary L. Dudziak, author of War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences *Students of military-news media relations have long decried the lack of a wide-ranging history of the role of the press in World War II's Pacific theater. Steven Casey's thoroughly researched War Beat, Pacific, fills that gap. Balanced, concise, superbly written, it will be a must-read along with Casey's War Beat, Europe, for anyone hoping to comprehend World War II in all its breadth and complexity. * William M. Hammond, author of Reporting Vietnam: Media and Military at War *Steven Casey has made an important, original contribution to our knowledge of American war reporting, an eternally relevant topic, especially for a society that values both free speech and operational security. In Casey's exploration of war reporting in the Pacific theater, we see the struggles of reporters against military censorship, appalling conditions, an almost nonexistent communications infrastructure, and often their fellow correspondents in the endless competition for breaking stories. Casey weaves naturally from relating the experiences of individual reporters to larger context on the customs and practices of war reporting as a whole. * John C. McManus, author of Fire and Fortitude: The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 *Steven Casey has produced another superbly researched and beautifully written study of US media coverage of World War II, this time in the Pacific theater. It will serve as a worthy companion to his previous study of media coverage in the European theater. As with that previous volume, this one should lead to reconsideration of many standard beliefs regarding the relationship within and between the media, the armed forces, and the government during the conflict, as well as the numerous individuals whose reporting and photographs helped shape the public image of the war. * Mark A. Stoler, editor of the George C. Marshall Papers *Steven Casey offers a fresh and absorbing account of the Pacific War told through the harrowing experiences of battle-hardened reporters. Correspondents on 'the war beat' risked everything to tell its story, but the fog of that war was thick. Americans knew shockingly little about what actually transpired in such places as Bataan and Okinawa, Tokyo and Hiroshima. Casey's brilliant and fast-paced narrative opens up that world, providing a behind-the-scenes picture of the war unlike any other. * Kenneth Osgood, author of Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad *Steven Casey has written an exceptional book. * Stephen C. Murray, Journal of Pacific History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Shrouded War Chapter 1. The Paradox of Pearl Harbor Chapter 2. Fiasco in the Philippines Chapter 3. Censorship at Sea Chapter 4. The New Guinea Gang Chapter 5. The Shroud Slips: Guadalcanal Part Two: Lifting the Veil Chapter 6. Atrocities Chapter 7. Dress Rehearsal in New Guinea Chapter 8. Bloody Battles in the Central Pacific Chapter 9. The Burma Backwater Part Three: Vengeance Chapter 10. The Return Chapter 11. Death in the Pacific Chapter 12. 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Book SynopsisRegardless of how the presidency of Donald J. Trump ultimately concludes, a significant part of its legacy will relate to the First Amendment. The president has publicly attacked the institutional press and individual reporters, calling them the enemy of the people. He has proposed that flag burners be jailed and de-naturalized, blocked critics from his Twitter page, communicated hateful and derogatory ideas, and defended the speech of white nationalists. More than any other modern president, Trump has openly challenged fundamental First Amendment norms and principles relating to free speech and free press. These challenges have come at a time when the institutional press faces economic and other pressures that negatively affect their functions and legitimacy, political and other forms of polarization are on the rise, and protesters face diminished space and opportunities for exercising free speech rights. The First Amendment in the Trump Era catalogs and analyzes the various First Amendment conflicts that have occurred during the Trump presidency. It places these conflicts in historical context-as part of our current digitized and polarized era but also as part of a broader narrative concerning attacks on free speech and press. We must understand what is familiar in terms of the First Amendment concerns of the present era, but also what is distinctive about these concerns. The Trump Era has once again reminded us of the need for a free and independent press, the need to protect robust and sometimes caustic criticism of public officials, and the importance of protest and dissent to effective self-government.Trade Review"In The First Amendment in the Trump Era, Timothy Zick offers a compelling anddeeply disturbing analysis of how our nation's long-standing commitment to free andopen discourse has been seriously undermined by a President who viciously attacksthe press as "the enemy of the people" and who callously denigrates his critics as"crazy," "corrupt," and "dishonest." This book makes a truly important contribution toour understanding of the contemporary First Amendment." * Geoffrey R. Stone,, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School, *"In a period characterized by the President's public declaration of a "war on the press,"the attempted subversion of truth, and the censorship of dissent, Tim Zick's book is amust read. The Trump Era forces us to think clearly and carefully about why we mustagain embrace and defend core First Amendment values and principles. Zick's bookshows how the lessons of the past can helpfully guide us through the unique FirstAmendment challenges we face today." * Nadine Strossen,, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, New York Law Schooland author of HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship (2018), *"Professor Zick identifies the damage that can be done to a culture of free expressionby a general ignorance of, and disregard for, constitutional norms. He does so not byengaging in hyperbolic rhetoric or partisan rants, but by clearly and concisely placingcurrent First Amendment controversies in their proper legal and historical perspectives.This is a book for anyone who believes, as I do, that the American constitutional systemwas designed by geniuses so that it could survive even the rule of idiots." * Robert Corn-Revere,, First Amendment Attorney, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Fragility and Necessity of a Free Press Chapter 2. Sedition and Democratic Dissent Chapter 3. The Anti-Orthodoxy Principle Chapter 4. Preserving the Public Forum Chapter 5. Why Hate Speech is (Mostly) Protected Speech Chapter 6. The Values of Dissent Index

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Book SynopsisA behind-the-scenes look at the struggles between visual journalists and officials over what the public sees--and therefore much of what the public knows--of the criminal justice system. In the contexts of crime, social justice, and the law, nothing in visual media is as it seems. In today''s mediated social world, visual communication has shifted to a democratic sphere that has significantly changed the way we understand and use images as evidence. In Seeing Justice, Mary Angela Bock examines the way criminal justice in the US is presented in visual media by focusing on the grounded practices of visual journalists in relationship with law enforcement. Drawing upon extended interviews, participant observation, contemporary court cases, and critical discourse analysis, Bock provides a detailed examination of the way digitization is altering the relationships between media, consumers, and the criminal justice system. From tabloid coverage of the last public hanging in the US to Karen-shaming videos, from mug shots to perp walks, she focuses on the practical struggles between journalists, police, and court officials to control the way images influence their resulting narratives. Revealing the way powerful interests shape what the public sees, Seeing Justice offers a model for understanding how images are used in news narrative.Trade ReviewImpressive in scope. Thoughtful in approach. Critical in significance. Bock gives us a treasure that expertly illuminates how visual media have historically been used to depict (in)justice and, importantly, provides a roadmap to guide their ethical use into the future. * T.J. Thomson, Queensland University of Technology and author of To See and Be Seen: The Environments, Interactions, and Identities Behind News Images *Through her insight and wisdom gathered through years of work as a professional and a scholar, Mary Angela Bock has produced a much needed book about the role of all stakeholders—'law enforcement, citizens, and journalists'—in shaping visual narratives about the criminal justice system and the people who are voluntarily or involuntarily part of it. This timely book covers a full range of issues, from 'embodied gatekeeping' through misrepresentation and re-contextualization in media. Far too often, the result of these imaging and viewing practices is seeing unjustly. * Julianne H. Newton, Professor of Visual Communication, University of Oregon *Bock provides a sophisticated account of how the press, the state, and its citizens use and produce visual narratives of justice. Moving between theory and practice with eloquence and ease, she makes a compelling case for why mediated citizenship depends on the recognition of visibility and voice. * Sandra Ristovska, University of Colorado Boulder and author of Seeing Human Rights: Video Activism as a Proxy Profession *A remarkable achievement! Informative, insightful and engaging. Seeing Justice is a compelling book that will engage and delight the reader. It exposes the way images about justice are created, contextualized and distributed, and how different social actors struggle for control of those processes. Bock's wry wit is a welcome bonus, too often missing in books of this character." * Shahira S. Fahmy, Professor, School of Journalism, University of Arizona, USA and Visiting Professor, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, Egypt *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Playing with Fire Chapter Two: Images of Discipline Chapter Three: Walks of Shame Chapter Four: Spectacular Trials Chapter Five: What Picture Would They Use? Chapter Six: What's So Special About Video? Chapter Seven: Filming Police Chapter Eight: Police and Image Maintenance Chapter Nine: Everyday Racism and Rudeness Chapter Ten: Playing (Safely) With Fire Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisAffectionately known simply as McNae''s, this book prevails as journalism''s most succinct authority on media law since its inception in 1954.The new edition captures the essence of this hotly debated and evolving area of law. The authors'' expertise in media reporting and teaching ensures McNae''s is accessible for students and journalists, giving you the essentials and encouraging intellectual acuity as the complexities of the law are laid bare.McNae''s practical approach includes features that highlight important information, such as case detail, need-to-know points, and cross references that explore how different elements of the law interact with each other.Published in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists, McNae''s is an indispensable media law guide that imbues confidence in students and supports and assures journalists undertaking their everyday work.Digital formats and resourcesThe twenty-sixth edition is available for students and institutions Trade ReviewI have not come across any other book that covers this ground in such a focused and authoritative way. It is called 'the bible' for a reason. * Professor Marie Kinsey, Emeritus Professor of Journalism Education, University of Sheffield *It is difficult to imagine teaching media law without daily reference to McNae's. It is comprehensive, authoritative, and the go-to reference book of the industry, making it invaluable to journalism students. * Dave Porter, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Manchester Metropolitan *McNaes has provided legal knowledge for generations of reporters and continues to do so. It is essential reading for anyone who needs to know the legal parameters within which journalists must operate. * John Battle, Head of Legal and Compliance at ITN *Important detail is clearly signposted. The law is explained with clarity in a way that is relevant to journalists. Legal jargon is explained. It is equally relevant to students and working journalists. McNaes gets it right, and in truth I'd be lost without it, and so would my students. * Karen Nicholson, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University *Table of ContentsPart 1: The Landscape of Law, Ethics and Regulation 1: Introduction 2: Press regulation 3: Broadcast regulation 4: Journalism avoiding unjustified intrusion Part 2: Crime, Courts and Tribunals 5: Crime - media coverage prior to any court case 6: Crimes - categories and definitions 7: Magistrates' courts - summary cases 8: Magistrates' courts - the most serious criminal cases 9: Crown courts and appeal courts 10: Children and young persons in court cases 11: Anonymity for victims and alleged victims of sexual offences, human trafficking, female genital mutilation and forced marriage offences 12: Court reporting - other restrictions 13: Civil courts 14: Family courts 15: Open justice and access to court information 16: Challenging in the courts 17: Coroners' courts 18: Tribunals and public inquiries 19: Contempt of court Part 3: Defamation and Related Law 20: Defamation - definitions and dangers 21: Who can sue for defamation and what they must prove 22: Defamation defences 23: The public interest defence 24: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 25: Slander and malicious falsehood Part 4: Confidentiality, Privacy and Copyright 26: Breach of confidence 27: Privacy 28: Data protection 29: Copyright Part 5: Information and Expression 30: Readers' postings 31: Reporting elections 32: Official secrets 33: The journalist's sources and neutrality 34: The risks of being charged with bribery, misconduct, hacking or intercepting 35: The right to take photographs, film and record Part 6: Online Chapters 36: Media law in Northern Ireland 37: The Freedom of Information Act 2000 38: Other information rights and access to meetings 39: Boundaries to expression - hate and obscenity 40: Terrorism and the effect of counter-terrorism law 41: Media law in Scotland

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNews nerds are the data journalists, news app developers, and web designers transforming how news stories are discovered and told. Allie Kosterich skillfully uses interviews, employment histories, trade press coverage, and conference proceedings to describe how these newsroom innovators have augmented reporting and changed accountability reporting for the better. If you've ever wondered who's behind the graphs, stats, and apps at news sites, this is the book that tells their tale. * James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University *News Nerds is an ambitious and exciting book that reveals just how much the profile, roles, and skills of the professional journalist has fundamentally changed. Through an innovative mix of network career analysis, interviews, and analysis of the trade press, Allie Kosterich shows how news organizations have increasingly fashioned those wielding data, analytics, and technological skills into journalists creating new forms of journalism. Kosterich shows us how this has augmented the institution of journalism in the U.S., with sweeping implications for how the press navigates changing economic and technological contexts and its increasingly contested relationship with the public. * Daniel Kreiss, Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media *News Nerds is an engagingly written and methodologically innovative analysis of an important ongoing transformation affecting the institution of journalism. Kosterich brings an incredibly impressive range of data sources and analytical approaches to bear to demonstrate how journalism has been restructuring itself in response to technological and economic change. This is institution-level scholarship of the highest order. * Philip M. Napoli, James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke University *The rise of the news nerd is not so much a story of the revenge of the nerds saving journalism through data but is instead a reminder that institutions and professions adapt to change, and change doesn't just happen when new technologies emerge. Kosterich develops the concept of "institutional augmentation," moving beyond tired binaries of change outcomes in organizations, a theoretical contribution relevant to all industries that find themselves in the throes of technological upheaval. * Nikki Usher, author of News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism *This book assesses the institutionalization of new types of editorial positions in US news organizations... The book is an excellent companion to Jason Whittaker's Tech Giants, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Journalism. Recommended for higher education journalism, mass communication, and visual arts programs. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: News Nerds Chapter 1: Institutional Change and the Profession of Journalism Chapter 2: Destabilization of Established Journalism Practices Chapter 3: Experimentation and Evaluation in the Profession of Journalism Chapter 4: Legitimization of News Nerds Chapter 5: Diffusion of News Nerds Chapter 6: Institutional Augmentation and the Future of News Nerds Appendix: Data and Methods Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisDonald Trump might have been the loudest and most powerful voice maligning the integrity of news media in a generation, but his unrelenting attacks draw from a stew of resentment, wariness, cynicism, and even hatred toward the press that has been simmering for years. At one time, journalism''s centrality in reporting and interpreting important events was relatively unquestioned when a limited number of channels and voices produced a consensus-based news environment. The collapse of this environment has sparked a moment of reckoning within and outside journalism, particularly as professional news outlets struggle to remain solvent. Alternative voices compete for attention with and criticize the work and motivations of journalists, even as a growing number of journalists question their core norms and practices. News After Trump considers these struggles over journalism to be about the very relevance of journalism as an institutional form of knowledge production. At the heart of this quesTrade ReviewFor journalists who worked through the Trump years, much of the analysis in News After Trump will be familiar. But for people outside the profession looking to learn more about how the Trump years shaped the mainstream American press, the book may serve as a useful guide -- both as a history and as an explanation of the major arguments that continue to divide journalists today. * Quinta Jurecic, Lawfare *Trump's period in office sent shockwaves across an already fragile U.S. news media industry. This beautifully written book explains how all of that happened and why it matters for the future of American democracy. But more than that, it maps out a brave new understanding of journalism itself. Deftly avoiding nostalgia for halcyon days that never actually existed, News After Trump roots its argument in the complex, hybrid realities of today's media system while making it abundantly clear that confronting deception, inequality, and bigotry is journalism's urgent civic mission. * Andrew Chadwick, Loughborough University *What if the answer to America's declining trust in—and relevance of—journalism is a reimagined journalistic commitment to morality, community, and authenticity? News After Trump offers a provocative and compelling proposition: instead of doubling down on 'detached objectivity,' journalists must tap into their authentic moral voices, drawing upon their own experiences, communities, and identities as they engage with events and issues. It's hard to feel optimistic about journalism and democracy right now, and yet, I leave this book convinced that by tapping into their moral voice(s), journalists can help rebuild public trust and make the lives of would-be populist authoritarians much, much harder. * Dannagal G. Young, University of Delaware *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Decentering Journalism in the Contemporary Media Culture Chapter 1: Where We Are: The Media and Political Context Chapter 2: The Trump Campaign: Outsized Coverage from the Press, Outsized Attacks on the Press Chapter 3: The Trump Presidency: Four Years of Battling and Belittling the Press Chapter 4: The Press Fights Back: Reclaiming a Story of Relevance for the Press Chapter 5: Journalistic Moralities: Confronting Trump's Lies and Racism Conclusion: What Relevant Journalism Looks Like: Developing A Moral Voice Bibliography

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Book SynopsisJournalists working in authoritarian countries contend with competing institutional logics. This is particularly the case in post-conflict countries, where journalistic practice is simultaneously shaped by historical antagonisms, global development initiatives, and the authoritarian state. While journalism schools and professional organizations speak a Western logic of objectivity and independence, political history instills a logic of subordination, and organizational business models instill a logic of financially motivated censorship. As more countries move away from democratic models, more and more journalists will face these seemingly irreconcilable pressures.Building on months of ethnographic work, Ruth Moon looks at journalistic practice in Rwanda, a country where journalism has developed into a stable field in the two and a half decades since the nation''s 1994 genocide. At the same time, its journalists, facing pressure to please the State, have lost confidence in themselves, aTrade ReviewThis book is challenging in all the right ways. It challenges our assumptions about the role of autonomy in journalism through a nuanced dive into the overlapping pressures that shape news in semi-authoritarian contexts. It challenges how we understand the ways in which myths and narratives interact with structural constraints to limit what journalists do. It challenges our conceptions of the relationship between transnational journalism and local journalists operating in the Global South. And it challenges us to think about how journalism might look in the many other places that are confronting democratic backsliding and a diminished free press." - Matt Carlson, University of Minnesota“Ruth Moon has produced a riveting 'insider' perspective that confronts deeply ingrained assumptions on journalism in Rwanda (and related African authoritarian contexts) and offers a stellar intervention that shows how journalism, and its inner workings vary considerably across the globe. If the ultimate test of the impact of a journalism scholarly book is its transformative potential both to the discipline and on practice and policy, then Authoritarian Journalism can clearly be counted among such innovative pieces of scholarly work.” Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara , University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Study Rwandan Journalism? Chapter One: On the Margins: Understanding Peripheral Journalism Chapter Two: Strong State, Weak Field: The Forces Shaping Journalism in Rwanda Chapter Three: Founding Myths: Stories as Building Blocks of Journalism Practice Chapter Four: Underbaked or Unrealized: "Underdevelopment" as a Journalistic Keyword Chapter Five: Money Matters: The News Values of Business Pressure Chapter Six: Bridging Worlds: Working Global While Living Local Conclusion: What is Weak Journalism Good For? The Power and Potential of Peripheral Practice

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Book SynopsisHe pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft stairs of the Boeing 727 into the night, and simply disappearing. Since November 1971, D.B. Cooperno one knows his real name or identityhas become a figure of enduring fascination and obsession. The FBI pursued him for over forty years, before closing the case and leaving it unsolved.Unsolved, perhaps, but much admired. D.B. Cooper''s exploit over the skies of the American Northwest has inspired books, films, and endless speculation. What''s less known is that it inspired imitators. None were more daring than the hijacker of American Airlines Flight 119. After commandeering the flight from St. Louis with a machine gun and collecting $502,500 in ransom, he parachuted out over Indiana. Unlike Cooper, he was tracked down.In The Hijacking of American Flight 119, John Wigger explores the wave of hijackings that swept over commercial flight betweenTrade ReviewSkillfully researched and written with beguiling flair, The Hijacking of American Flight 119 is an essential guide to the madcap era in which criminals, dreamers, and desperate souls made routine flying a perilous affair. * Brendan I. Koerner, Author of The Skies Belong To Us and Now the Hell Will Start *Historian and master storyteller John Wigger offers a thrill ride into an astonishing cultural phenomenon, an era when misguided souls hijacked commercial airliners for ransom, then jumped out with the cash-and only the vaguest idea how to work a parachute. * Peter Houlahan, Author of Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History *As a Boeing 727 captain I've always been fascinated by the story of D.B. Cooper and those who tried to copy him. John Wigger digs deep into one, bringing into full view the stranger-than-fiction story of American Airlines flight 119, based on the testimony of those directly involved in the hijacking, lovingly and painstakingly recapturing the events that still influence the aviation industry today. I promise: this book will make you more tolerant of those intrusive TSA pat downs. * Captain Erika Armstrong, Author of A Chick in the Cockpit *Propulsive and insightful, this is a thorough portrait of a striking episode in American history. * Publishers Weekly *Inherently compelling. * The Wall Street Journal *Wigger's hugely entertaining book travels a previously unexplored byway of aviation history and is probably best read on dry land, just to be absolutely sure. * Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail *Table of ContentsPrologue Part 1: The Heist Chapter 1: The Hijacking Chapter 2: Sharon Wetherley Chapter 3: David Spellman Chapter 4: The Friendly Skies Chapter 5: Heinrick von George Chapter 6: The Money Chapter 7: Mohawk Airlines Flight 452 Chapter 8: The Pilots Chapter 9: The Parachutes Chapter 10: D.B. Cooper Chapter 11: Tom Parker Chapter 12: Richard McCoy Chapter 13: The Switch Chapter 14: David Hanley Chapter 15: Cadillac Impact Chapter 16: The Boeing 727 Chapter 17: Snipers Chapter 18: Chase Planes Chapter 19: A Short History of Parachuting Chapter 20: Wheels Up Chapter 21: The Jump Part 2: The Chase Chapter 22: The Call Chapter 23: Dead or Alive Chapter 24: Peru, Indiana Chapter 25: Nowhere Man Chapter 26: The Sketch Chapter 27: Survivors Chapter 28: The Money, the Guns, and the Pants Chapter 29: Show Me the Money Chapter 30: Tell Me Your Name Chapter 31: The Parachute Chapter 32: The Tip Chapter 33: A Life of Crime Chapter 34: The Plan Chapter 35: A Ride Home Chapter 36: The Informant Chapter 37: Fingerprints Chapter 38: The Arrest Chapter 39: Evidence Chapter 40: Fallout Chapter 41: Hijacker's Heaven Part 3: Connecting Flights Chapter 42: How It Began Chapter 43: Take Me to Cuba Chapter 44: Anywhere but Here Chapter 45: Hijack House Chapter 46: Security Chapter 47: Ransoms Chapter 48: A Means of Escape Chapter 49: The Trial Chapter 50: Prison Break Chapter 51: Finding D.B. Cooper Chapter 52: Arrivals Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisOver the past half century, western democracies have lead efforts to entrench the economic and political values of liberal democracy into the foundations of European and international public order. As this book details, the relationship between the media and the state has been at the heart of those efforts. In that relationship, often framed in constitutional principles, the liberal democratic state has celebrated the liberty to publish information and entertainment content, while also forcefully setting the limits for harmful or offensive expression. It is thus a relationship rooted in the state''s need for security, authority, and legitimacy as much as liberalism''s powerful arguments for economic and political freedom. In Europe, this long running endeavour has yielded a market based, liberal democratic regional order that has profound consequences for media law and policy in the member states. This book examines the economic and human rights aspects of European media law, which is not only comparatively coherent but also increasingly restrictive, rejecting alternatives that are well within the traditions of liberalism. Parallel efforts in the international sphere have been markedly less successful. In international media law, the division between trade and human rights remains largely unabridged and, in the latter field, liberal democratic concepts of free speech are influential but rarely decisive. In the international sphere states are moreover quick to assert their rights to autonomy. Nonetheless, the current communications revolution has overturned fundamental assumptions about the media and the state around the world, eroding the boundaries between domestic and foreign media as well as mass and personal communication. European and International Media Law sets legal and policy developments in the context of this fast changing, globalized media and communications sector.Table of ContentsPART I: MEDIA LAW AND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY ; 1. The New Media and the New State ; 2. The Media and the Liberal Democratic State ; 3. Liberal Democracy and the Media in European and International Law ; PART II: THE MEDIA IN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL REGIMES ; 4. The Media in the European Single Market ; 5. International Trade in Media Goods and Services ; 6. The Media in European and International Human Rights Law ; 7. Jurisdiction and the Media ; PART III: RESTRICTING THE LIBERTY TO PUBLISH ; 8. Criticism of the State and Incitement to Violence ; 9. Access to State Information ; 10. Information Privacy and Reputation ; 11. Protection of Personal Data ; 12. Pornography and Violence ; 13. Incitement to Hatred ; PART IV: INTERVENTION IN MEDIA MARKETS ; 14. Democracy, Pluralism, and the Media ; 15. Cultural Policy and the Entertainment Media

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Book SynopsisThe only media law book on the market accredited by the NCTJ, McNae''s is the essential guide for journalism students and industry professionals. This indispensable handbook prevails as journalism''s foremost authority on media law since its inception in 1954. Authors'' combined expertise in media reporting and teaching offers clear, succinct, and accurate detail on core legal issues Published in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists and designed to complement accredited syllabi. This text is also recommended for a broad range of media qualifications. Includes a range of features, such as tips on reporting, need-to-know points, and cross references that explore how different elements of the law interact with each other Online resources accompany the book, including self-test questions to help students test their understanding, online chapters and additional reading material Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links t

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Book SynopsisLooking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway.Trade Review"The hand-in-glove relationship of the U.S. media with the White House is mercilessly exposed in this determined and disheartening study that repeatedly reveals how the press has toed the official line at those moments when its independence was most needed." - George Pendle, Financial Times "Bennett, Lawrence, and Livingston are indisputably right about the news media's dereliction in covering the administration's campaign to take the nation to war against Iraq." - Don Wycliff, Chicago Tribune "This analysis of the weaknesses of Washington journalism deserves close attention." - Russell Baker, New York Review of Books"

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Book SynopsisGathering together the reflections of twenty-three prominent little magazine editors whose literary journals have flourished over the past thirty-five years, this book highlights the creativity behind this medium, and the contributors offer insights into how their publications sometimes succeeded, sometimes reluctantly folded, and more.

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Book SynopsisGathering together the reflections of twenty-three prominent little magazine editors whose literary journals have flourished over the past thirty-five years, this book highlights the creativity and innovation behind this medium, contributors offer insights into how their publications sometimes succeeded, and more.

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Book SynopsisAn assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. The text traces the use of maps in American news reporting from the 18th century to the 1980s, and explores why and how journalistic maps have achieved such importance.

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Book SynopsisAn assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. The text traces the use of maps in American news reporting from the 18th century to the 1980s, and explores why and how journalistic maps have achieved such importance.

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Book SynopsisJack Hart, master writing coach and former managing editor of the Oregonian, has guided several Pulitzer Prizewinning narratives to publication. Since its publication in 2011, his book Storycraft has become the definitive guide to crafting narrative nonfiction. This is the book to read to learn the art of storytelling as embodied in the work of writers such as David Grann, Mary Roach, Tracy Kidder, and John McPhee. In this new edition, Hart has expanded the book's range to delve into podcasting and has incorporated new insights from recent research into storytelling and the brain. He has also added dozens of new examples that illustrate effective narrative nonfiction. This edition of Storycraft is also paired with Wordcraft, a new incarnation of Hart's earlier book A Writer's Coach, now also available from Chicago. Trade Review"Instructive and essential, reading Storycraft is like finding the secret set of blueprints to the writer's craft. Better still, it is engaging, funny, and wise—wonderful to read and wonderful to learn from." -- Susan Orlean, Author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book “When I think back on what I have learned about storytelling over the last 30 years, the trail of memory leads back time and again to Jack Hart. No one has done more to inspire better narrative writing in America.” -- Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools“This book is a master class in narrative nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants to tell true stories. Whether you’re a novice writer or seasoned veteran, you will learn from Hart’s insight and examples culled from decades of coaching and editing some of the country’s best reporters. He shows us how to seek scenes, build structure, explore voices, write riveting stories—then make them sing.” -- Lane DeGregory, Tampa Bay Times Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist"It’s no small feat to make the best better. Yet Jack Hart does just that with the updated version of Storycraft. Of the scores of journalism books on my shelves, Hart’s work is among the most essential. He puts language and structure behind the mysterious process of writing, with examples that give any journalist—from student to award-winning—work to aspire to. If you’re looking for a guide that is as useful as it is inspirational, this is it." -- Jacqui Banaszynski, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist“Jack Hart was hands-down the best narrative editor ever to work in newspapers.” -- Jon Franklin, two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner"Jack Hart is one of the country's foremost writing coaches. Generations of writers found their voices, found their stories, found their heroes, heroines and villains in the news. Under his leadership the whole news industry learned a new way of connecting with its readers. I know I did. The lessons he teaches are about storytelling, structuring, pacing, tension and conflict.These lessons are perhaps even more important now in a digital age that sometimes forgets that—without a story to tell—words, videos, graphs, graphics, emails, alerts and news bulletins are just so much noise." -- Amanda Bennett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, investigative journalist, and editorJack Hart is to writing coaches as Bill Belichick is to football coaches: the best of all time. In Storycraft he shares what he’s learned over a lifetime of working with writers on non-fiction narratives that won nearly every major journalism prize including the Pulitzer. -- Bruce DeSilva, former Associated Press writing coachTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition 1 Story 2 Structure 3 Point of View 4 Voice and Style 5 Character 6 Scene 7 Action 8 Dialogue 9 Theme 10 Reporting 11 Story Narratives 12 Explanatory Narratives 13 Other Narratives 14 Ethics Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This new edition is clear-eyed in addressing emerging challenges such as social media, Ai, and virtual environments and presents practical, adaptable strategies for professional fact-checkers and editors. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: Why We Fact-Check Chapter Two: What We Fact-Check Chapter Three: How We Fact-Check The Magazine Model The Newspaper Model The Hybrid Model Fact-Checking Other Media Navigating Relationships with Editors, Writers, and Producers Fact-Checking on a Budget Fact-Checking Your Own Writing How to Get a Fact-Checking Job Chapter Four: Checking Different Types of Facts Basic Facts Numbers and Measurements Polls Quotes Concepts Analogies Images Physical Descriptions Sports Historical Quotes and Stories Product Claims Languages Other than English Outlets outside the United States “Common Knowledge” Headlines and Cover Lines Facts from Anonymous or Sensitive Sources Sensitive Subjects: Trauma, Abuse, and More Conflicting Facts Gray Areas Litigious Material Plagiarism and Fabrication Chapter Five: Sourcing People Interview Recordings and Transcripts Search Engines and Wikis Maps and Atlases Press Releases Books Newspapers Other Publications Academic Literature Chapter Six: Record Keeping Paper Backup Electronic Backup Chapter Seven: Test Your Skills Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix One: “Test Your Skills” Answer Keys Appendix Two: Suggested Reading and Listening References Index

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Book SynopsisDavid Machin is Professor of Media and Communication at Örebro University, Sweden. He writes and researches mainly on critical discourse analysis and multimodality and has published ten books across these areas. His recent books include How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Approach (2012) and Analysing Popular Music (2010). He is the co-editor of two international peer reviewed journals, Social Semiotics and Journal of Language and Politics, and is associate editor of the online community SemiotiX. Lydia Polzer is a freelance magazine designer, journalist and photojournalist. She also presents lectures on magazine design, layout and production for journalism post- and undergraduates at Brunel University and has lectured at City University in the past. She's a winner of the UNESCO and The Independent World Press Freedom Award (2007) and winner of the public choice Deeper Perspective (UK) category of the International Photography Awards (2007). She regularly attends designTrade Review"An essential guide for students interested in today's challenging visual media landscape. This superb book presents the necessary tools to learn about the stages of production and packaging in visual media." - Shahira Fahmy, School of Journalism, University of Arizona, USA "A concise introduction to meanings made within all visual elements used to tell news and stories in today's converging media environment." - Louise Grayson, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Photojournalism: Documenting and Symbolising Events 2. Magazine Design: Ideas and Attitudes Through Visual Elements 3. Changing Newspaper Designs for New Kinds of Markets 4. Design and the Digital Media Environment 5. Staging the News for Television Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPreserving the Press is an insider account that vividly describes the personalities, organizations, and policy debates of the American daily newspaper business at a critical moment in its history. Bogart shows how this major American institution confronted the great social and technological changes that threatened its established position.

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Book SynopsisPublished to coincide with the 2016 centennial celebration of the Pulitzer Prize, a new edition of the “stories behind the stories” that won American journalism’s most coveted award.Trade ReviewRoy Harris is the master historian of the Pulitzer Prize. He has written the real inside story of the most serious journalism of the last century and provided a brilliant portrait of America. Know your journalism, and you will know your country and its values. -- Bob Woodward, The Washington Post Pulitzer's Gold is a deeply researched, richly anecdotal and faithfully inspirational chronicle of how relentless journalists, over the last 100 years, have exposed a remarkable assortment of ills and abuses to make the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service the global standard for excellence. Again and again, Roy Harris's smooth story-behind-the-story technique underscores the indispensable role of journalists in a free society. -- Sig Gissler, former administrator, The Pulitzer Prizes At a time when many lament a general decline in watchdog journalism, the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes is a good time to reflect on the pivotal role the Pulitzer Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service has played in both celebrating and encouraging public-interest journalism. There is nobody more equipped to tell a century of these riveting tales than Roy Harris Jr., as he takes us deep into some of the most engaging and impactful storytelling that has emerged from many great investigations and a continuing search for the truth. -- Raju Narisetti, Senior Vice President, News Corp Harris' Pulitzer's Gold recalls some of this nation's best journalism and tells how the stories came to be. A reporter notices an unusual data point, newsrooms publish while storms rage or human threats abound, a journalist "writes like a poet, but (with) the skills of an investigative reporter." Each led to powerful news stories that improved communities. The book provides the lift we need today. It captures the passion of journalism and celebrates great works. -- Karen B. Dunlap, Poynter Institute President Emerita Roy J. Harris Jr. has not only provided us with excellent examples of the stories that shape our world-from Watergate to 9/11 to the Catholic Church priest scandal to Hurricane Katrina to Walter Reed to Edward Snowden-he gives us context, including his illuminating interviews with the reporters and editors that produced the stories. It all makes for a riveting book and a primer for doing important journalism. Pulitzer's Gold is a must-read for anyone who cares about journalism or democracy, which should be all of us. -- David Mindich, Professor at Saint Michael's College and Visiting scholar at New York University Noting that the 2009 and 2010 Pulitzer Prize medals for public service recognized the work of reporters who had yet to turn thirty, Roy Harris Jr. writes: "How inspiring...for the crowds of college students who still see journalism as a way to change society for the better." And how true that is, as well, for this second edition of Harris's book chronicling the history of the public service prize. Harris has done a thorough-going update of his work, adding numerous new case studies of the most recent prize-winning efforts. Using an array of material - from historical archives to oral histories to interviews with current-day practitioners - he provides narratives of all 103 medal winners with in-depth treatments of a couple dozen particularly momentous pieces of journalism that often worked to create change in society and, not incidentally, went on to win journalism's most prestigious prize. The result, for those aforementioned journalism students (and their teachers), is a virtual handbook on how to pursue the big stories. Equally important for those students as well as scholars interested in the place of journalism in society, the revised book will continue to serve as a valuable resource on the development of journalism as a profession and its intersection with institutional power in the twentieth century and beyond. -- Gerry Lanosga, Indiana University The most profound truth Roy Harris has discovered is that the prize, while nice, is not the reward. The reward is the work itself: the incomparable feeling of getting up every morning knowing that your newspaper is waiting for you to go out and do the very best reporting you can. You can't put that kind of award on a shelf, but you can hold it in your heart. From Harris's meticulous account you'll sense that the real prize is one that great reporters everywhere receive in solitude in the silent moments before the presses roll. -- Bob Greene, author of Late Edition: A Love Story At a time when the business model of the American newspaper lies broken, this book tells us, by vivid examples, why newspapers are essential to our national well-being. It is a sobering yet inspiring message. -- John S. Carroll, former Los Angeles Times editor and 1993-2002 Pulitzer Prize Board member The depiction of the faith, strategy, and bankrolling that some stories require is masterful; the book is essential reading for aspiring and seasoned newshounds alike. Columbia MagazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Reintroduction: Refining Pulitzer's Gold Part I. Gold for a New Century 1. A Medal for All Seasons: 2013-2014: From Police Speeding to NSA Spying 2. The Most Prized Pulitzer: The "Germ of an Idea" Takes Root 3. A Newsroom Challenged: 2002: The New York Times and 9/11 4. Epiphany in Boston: 2003: The Globe and the Church 5. From Times to Times: 2004-2005: Rivals Win in New York and Los Angeles 6. The Storm Before the Calm: 2006: The Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald's Summer of Katrina 7. Stocks and Soldiers: 2007-2008: The Journal on Options, the Post on Walter Reed 8. Prizing Youth: 2009-2010: The Las Vegas Sun and the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier 9. The Tradition Survives: 2011-2012: Return of the L.A. Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer Part II. Coming of Age 10. First Gold: 1917-1919: The Great War, Brought Home 11. Reporting on the Roaring: 1920-1929: Ponzi's Scam and an Ohio Editor's Murder 12. From Depression to Wartime: 1930-1945: Corruption and the Dust Bowl 13. A Handful of Gold: 1936-1952: The Post-Dispatch Makes Its Mark 14. A New Stew of Issues: 1953-1969: Little Rock, the Suburbs, and Firsts for Women 15. Secret Papers, Secret Reporting: 1972: The Pentagon Papers and the Times 16. All the Editor's Men: 1973: Watergate and the Post Part III. Challenges for a New Era 17. In Watergate's Shadow: 1970-1978: Newsday, the Inquirer, and Davids vs. Goliaths 18. Mightier Than the Snake: 1979: The Point Reyes Light on Synanon 19. Everybody's Business: 1980-1989: Considering the Company View 20. The Nature of Things: 1990-1998: The Scientific and the Sordid 21. The Post Rings Twice: 1999-2000: Police Shootings and Shameful Homes Afterword Appendix: Pulitzer Gold Nuggets Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis year's National Magazine Awards finalists and winners include outstanding writing that addresses urgent topics such as justice, gender, power, and violence, both at home and abroad.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Adam MossAcknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine EditorsA Betrayal, by Hannah Dreier, ProPublica, copublished with New York, Finalist—Public InterestAmerican Hustler, by Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, Finalist—ReportingA Kingdom from Dust, by Mark Arax, The California Sunday Magazine, Finalist— Feature WritingShallow Graves and An Interview with Ben Taub by Eric Sullivan, by Ben Taub, The New Yorker, Winner—ReportingThe Genocide the U.S. Didn’t See Coming, by Nahal Toosi, Politico, Finalist—ReportingWe Made It. We Depend on It. We’re Drowning in It. Plastic, by Laura Parker, National Geographic, Finalist— Public InterestThe First Porn President and I Believe Her and The Abandoned World of 1982, by Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, Finalist—Columns and CommentaryMisjudged, by Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, Finalist—Essays and CriticismThe National Geographic Twins and the Falsehood of Our Post-Racial Future and The Profound Presence of Doria Ragland and The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment, by Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, Winner—Columns and ComentaryThis Place Is Crazy, by John J. Lennon, Esquire, Finalist—Feature WritingGetting Out of Prison Meant Leaving Dear Friends Behind, by Robert Wright, The Marshall Project with Vice, Finalist—Columns and CommentaryGetting Out, by Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times Magazine, Winner—Essays and CriticismHow to Be an Artist, by Jerry Saltz, New York, Winner—Leisure InterestsThe Art of Dying Well, by Kasey Cordell and Lindsey B.Koehler, 5280, Winner—Personal ServiceTaming the Lionfish, by Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian, Finalist—Feature WritingThe Breakup Museum, by Leslie Jamison, Virginia Quarterly Review, Finalist—Essays and CriticismSkinned, by Lesley Nneka Arimah, and A Conversation with McSweeney’s Claire Boyle and Karolina Waclawiak, by The ASME Award for Fiction, McSweeney’s, Winner—ASME Award for FictionPermissionsList of Contributors

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Book SynopsisWill the use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and smart machines be the end of journalism as we know itor its savior? Francesco Marconi, who has led the development of the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal's use of AI in journalism, offers a new perspective on the potential of these technologies.Trade ReviewFrancesco Marconi has it right. Artificial intelligence will augment—not automate—the news industry. Human judgment will be enhanced, not replaced. When you finish this book you do not fear the AI future in newsrooms. You have the tools to wonder what we will soon be able to do. -- Jay Rosen, New York UniversityOne part history, one part management strategy, and one part vision, Newsmakers provides readers with a detailed roadmap of how journalism workflows and content will change through the AI inspired process of iterative journalism. The result will be coverage that adjusts to readers’ information needs in real-time and increases the scale and scope of reporting. -- Jay Hamilton, Stanford UniversityIf you are a newsmaker or anyone interested in the future of journalism then this book is the perfect guide. Marconi is at the cutting edge of using AI technologies in the newsroom and one of the most intelligent strategic analysts of how they can help journalism survive and thrive in our radically changing digital media age. From news gathering to connecting to audiences he shows the plethora of opportunities and challenges presented by this complex set of tools and systems. If you are excited by or fearful of the prospect of the 'robot' age of news, this book will give you the facts and ideas to grapple with this rapidly evolving field. -- Charlie Beckett, London School of EconomicsNewsmakers explores human-machine collaboration in the future of news. Marconi offers a practical perspective of how journalists can be directly involved in training, testing and deploying algorithms. A valuable guide for journalists who want to stay in the drivers’ seat of making news and leverage emerging AI-powered tools to unlock new storytelling opportunities. -- Deb Roy, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMarconi’s book will help journalists start thinking about some of the exciting ways AI can improve and streamline their work and how to implement these new technologies in the newsroom. If we are going to create a sustainable future for journalism, this is exactly what we need to be thinking about: putting audience needs and rapid iteration at the center of everything we do. -- Carrie Brown, City University of New YorkIn an era when machine learning is being applied to optimize decisions in countless other industries, Newsmakers examines the richness and complexity of using these tools to make dynamic, personalized, and impactful choices about the stories we offer our readers. For Marconi, it is not journalism automated by computation, but rather journalism augmented. Machine learning changes the ways a reporter sees the world around her, pieces a story together, and builds an audience in a complex information ecosystem. Newsmakers presents a view of journalism that is explicitly iterative, experimental and collaborative. -- Mark Hansen, Columbia UniversityA must read for all journalists and media scholars, this book provides a clear pathway for understanding AI in the newsmaking process. * Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly *Table of ContentsPrefaceWhat Is This Book About, According to AI? Introduction: Technology Moves Faster Than Journalistic Standards1. The Problem: A Journalistic Model in Transition2. Enablers: The AI Technologies Driving Journalistic Change3. Workflow: A Scalable Process for Newsroom TransformationConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSylvain Parasie examines how data journalists and news organizations have navigated the tensions between traditional journalistic values and new technologies. Offering an in-depth analysis of how computing has become part of the daily practices of journalists, this book proposes ways for journalism to evolve in order to serve democratic societies.Trade ReviewComputing the News is a brilliant account of the potential of technological practice for the renewal of media work and its implications for society at large. Building on his extensive comparative research, Sylvain Parasie has crafted a book that is poised to become a must-read for scholars, analysts, and practitioners. -- Pablo J. Boczkowski, author of Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information PlentyComputing the News is required reading for anyone studying data journalism. Weaving together deep sociological insights with much-needed historical context, Parasie expertly parses how the field has tactfully integrated data and computing while maintaining normative commitments. -- Nicholas Diakopoulos, author of Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the MediaJournalists and future journalists will find in this book a necessary ethical roadmap for the use of data and algorithms, rooted in an in-depth analysis of best practices and pitfalls in U.S. and French media. For journalism scholars, this is a must-read book, featuring wonderfully crafted research on technological innovations. -- David Domingo, Université Libre de BruxellesYes, journalism is knowledge! In this book, Parasie brilliantly shows how all the tricky aspects of doing research—questioning where data come from, reflecting on bias and exclusion, understanding how institutions influence what we see—are crucial aspects of news and what it is for: making truths public. -- Noortje Marres, author of Digital Sociology: The Reinvention of Social ResearchTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Trying to Be NonjudgmentalPart I. Two Paths to Data Journalism1. Revealing Injustice with Computers, 1967–19952. Rankings; or, The Unintended Consequences of Computation, 1988–2000Part II. A Challenge for Journalism3. Rebooting Journalism4. A Tale of Two Cultures?5. The Tensions Facing Data JournalismPart III. Data Journalism in the Making6. The Making of a Revelation7. How Not to Get Academic8. The Art of Bringing About PublicsConclusion: An Ethics of ReflexivityNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book explains why and how so many people consume little or no news despite unprecedented abundance and ease of access.Trade ReviewThis is urgent, necessary reading for anyone in the business of news, for anyone who cares about the news, and for anyone who wants to ensure a future of fair access to knowledge and information for all. We ignore this meticulously researched and empathetically reported book at our own peril. -- Melissa Bell, publisher of Vox MediaNews avoiders are one of the most neglected topics in communications research, yet listening to and understanding them may be absolutely crucial for the health of democratic culture. This precisely grounded, sociologically rigorous, and searching three-country study sets completely new standards for pursuing this elusive topic. -- Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political ScienceThis is a beautifully written book that teaches us so much about the nature of our relationships to news by looking in closely at the lives and understandings of people who choose to avoid it. -- Katherine Cramer, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis book is a wide-ranging investigation of not only the quantitative data about news avoidance but also, most importantly, the sentiments of those who have opted out of quality journalism. If journalists want to regain these readers, then it is crucial that we understand them first. This book serves as an important first step. -- Clara Jiménez Cruz, CEO of Maldita.es and chair of the European Fact-Checking Standards NetworkA deep dive into the complicated reasons that people distrust the news. A must-read for any journalist who wants to serve the people, meaning all the people—not just their friends and colleagues. -- Amanda Ripley, Washington Post columnistHighly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Is Ignorance Bliss?2. Who Are Consistent News Avoiders?3. Why News Avoiders Say They Don’t Use News4. Identities: How Our Relationships to Communities Shape News Avoidance5. Ideologies: How Beliefs About Politics Shape News Avoidance6. Infrastructures: How Media Platforms and Pathways Shape News Avoidance7. News for All the People?Appendix A: Studying News Avoidance Using Interpretive MethodsAppendix B: Summary Tables Describing Study ParticipantsAppendix C: Interview Protocols for In-Depth InterviewingNotesIndex

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